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People describe Steven Slater as a nice guy, but yesterday the flight attendant for JetBlue apparently totally lost control following an argument with a passenger.
Slater was working on a flight from Pittsburgh that had landed at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York, when he was hit on the head by a bag a passenger was pulling out of an overhead compartment, even though the plane had not yet arrived at the gate.
According to the New York Daily News, words were exchanged and Slater's reaction was to blow his top. He spewed profanity at stunned passengers, grabbed a beer and activated the plane's emergency slide, then bolted off the plane.
Passengers told the News as part of his rant, Slater, 38, said he planned to quit his job at the airline.
"He seemed kind of happy about it. He was like, 'I just quit my job,'" says passenger Phil Catelinet, 36, of Brooklyn.
Slater's got on the AirTrain that takes travelers into the city, but his bizarre behavior continued when he stripped off his tie and threw it at passengers.
It was unclear how long Slater had worked for JetBlue, but there were some reports he had worked for airlines for 20 years.
JetBlue reported the incident, but police did not arrive until Slater had left the scene. He was arrested at a beachfront home in the Rockaways, according to the News.
Slater was reportedly smiling when police led him away in handcuffs and when he was later charged with reckless endangerment and criminal mischief.
"It's pretty much the craziest thing I've ever seen on a plane," says passenger Catelinet.
The brother of Slater's partner said he was "dumbfounded" by the wacky incident. "He's an everyday ordinary guy, a nice guy," John Rochelle, 39, tells the News.
A JetBlue co-worker who was on the flight, calls Slater a working-class hero.
"It's something we all fantasize about, she tells the News "But we have kids and a mortgage or are just too chicken - or sane - to go through with [it]."
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Slater was working on a flight from Pittsburgh that had landed at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York, when he was hit on the head by a bag a passenger was pulling out of an overhead compartment, even though the plane had not yet arrived at the gate.
According to the New York Daily News, words were exchanged and Slater's reaction was to blow his top. He spewed profanity at stunned passengers, grabbed a beer and activated the plane's emergency slide, then bolted off the plane.
Passengers told the News as part of his rant, Slater, 38, said he planned to quit his job at the airline.
"He seemed kind of happy about it. He was like, 'I just quit my job,'" says passenger Phil Catelinet, 36, of Brooklyn.
Slater's got on the AirTrain that takes travelers into the city, but his bizarre behavior continued when he stripped off his tie and threw it at passengers.
It was unclear how long Slater had worked for JetBlue, but there were some reports he had worked for airlines for 20 years.
JetBlue reported the incident, but police did not arrive until Slater had left the scene. He was arrested at a beachfront home in the Rockaways, according to the News.
Slater was reportedly smiling when police led him away in handcuffs and when he was later charged with reckless endangerment and criminal mischief.
"It's pretty much the craziest thing I've ever seen on a plane," says passenger Catelinet.
The brother of Slater's partner said he was "dumbfounded" by the wacky incident. "He's an everyday ordinary guy, a nice guy," John Rochelle, 39, tells the News.
A JetBlue co-worker who was on the flight, calls Slater a working-class hero.
"It's something we all fantasize about, she tells the News "But we have kids and a mortgage or are just too chicken - or sane - to go through with [it]."
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